FVSU Men’s Basketball Predicted 6th in Preseason SIAC East Poll

10/27/2021 2:27:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

SIAC Release
ATLANTA, Ga. – After not taking the court last season, the new-look Wildcats are ready to make their mark this hoops season. The Fort Valley State men's basketball team is predicted sixth in the 2021-22 Preseason Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East poll.

With only one player remaining on the roster from the program's last game of the 2019-20 campaign, the Wildcats will spot a fresh and talented roster for this season. Warner Robins native Jacobi Coleman returns from two years ago on a squad, which went 7-22, but saw 14 of those defeats by six points or less.

FVSU was rated sixth in the Preseason SIAC East poll voted on by the league's coaches and athletics communications directors. Albany State received the top placing and it was followed by Benedict College, Clark Atlanta, Morehouse College and Savannah State.

Following 610 days since falling in the First Round of the 2020 SIAC Championship Tournament to Central State on March 3, 2020, FVSU will take the court for the first time in an exhibition contest at Mercer University on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Tip-off will be 7 p.m.

2021-22 SIAC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards

First Team
Xavier Brewer	Morehouse	Junior	Forward	Atlanta, Ga.
Gregg Boyd	Tuskegee	Senior	Guard	Seat Pleasant, Md.
Jaquan Lawrence	LeMoyne-Owen	Senior	Forward	Chicago, Il.
Malik Parker	Albany State	Senior	Guard	Chicago, Il.
Tajh Green	Benedict	Redshirt Senior	Forward	Rome, Ga.

Second Team
Yasim Hooker	Miles	Senior	Guard	Newark, NJ
Jordan Simpson	Albany State	Senior	Forward	Pasadena, Cal.
Timothy Bing, Jr.	Benedict	Senior	Guard	Suitland, Md.
Devin Booker	Tuskegee	Junior	Guard	Chicago, Ill.
Trey DeLoach	Savannah State	Senior	Guard	Richmond Hill, Ga.

Preseason Superlative Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Gregg Boyd, Tuskegee

Defensive Player of the Year
Jaquan Lawrence, LeMoyne-Owen

Men's Basketball Preseason Rankings by Division
East Division
1.Albany State
2.Benedict
3.Clark Atlanta
4.Morehouse
5.Savannah State
6.Fort Valley State
7.Allen*
8.Edward Waters*

West Division
1.Miles
2.Tuskegee
3.Central State
4.Kentucky State
5.LeMoyne-Owen
6.Lane
7.Spring Hill

*Allen University and Edward Waters University are first-year provisional members of NCAA Division II and are not eligible for SIAC nor NCAA football postseason competition.

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FVSU Men’s Basketball Predicted 6th in Preseason SIAC East Poll